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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>build list append</title>
  <style>
    body { font-family: sans-serif; padding: 16px; max-width: 480px; }
    ul { padding-left: 24px; min-height: 40px; border: 1px solid #cbd5e1; border-radius: 6px; padding: 12px 12px 12px 32px; }
    li { padding: 4px 0; }
    button { margin-top: 12px; padding: 10px 16px; background: #2563eb; color: #fff; border: none; border-radius: 6px; cursor: pointer; }
    #hint { color: #64748b; font-size: 14px; margin-top: 10px; }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <ul id="fruits"><li>Old item (will be replaced)</li></ul>
  <button type="button">Render fruit list</button>
  <p id="hint">Uses .empty().append() pattern with .text() for safe content.</p>
  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>
  <script>
    var fruits = ["Apple", "Banana", "Cherry"];
    $("button").on("click", function() {
      var $list = $("#fruits").empty();
      fruits.forEach(function(name) {
        $list.append($("<li>").text(name));
      });
      $("#hint").text("Three fruits appended after emptying the list.");
    });
  </script>
</body>
</html>

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